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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Pittsburgh 1
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 29, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0101
Washington 2114
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Washington
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 0:25  
  0:32 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Dominik Simon hits Matt Niskanen. 0:40  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:04  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:05  
  1:10 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Patric Hornqvist. 1:25  
  1:26 Alex Ovechkin scores.
  1:26 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  1:44 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  1:53 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  1:59 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:00 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
  2:03 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 2:04  
Shot by Carter Rowney misses the net 2:14  
  2:45 Tom Wilson hits Dominik Simon.
  2:50 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  3:00 Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin.
  3:07 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
  3:08 Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:13  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 3:18  
  3:20 Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin.
  3:22 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:23  
  3:27 T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta.
Patric Hornqvist hits Chandler Stephenson. 3:45  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 3:50  
  3:58 Chandler Stephenson hits Olli Maatta.
  4:03 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  4:19 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  4:31 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  4:52 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:53 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
Carter Rowney hits Brooks Orpik. 5:14  
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 5:17  
  5:18 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 5:29  
  5:35 Matt Niskanen hits Patric Hornqvist.
  5:45 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  5:52 Nicklas Backstrom hits Justin Schultz.
  5:58 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 6:02  
  6:09 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:28  
  6:55 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  6:57 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Riley Sheahan.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 6:57  
  7:13 Matt Niskanen hits Patric Hornqvist.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:21  
  7:24 Giveaway by Jay Beagle.
  7:38 Takeaway by Chandler Stephenson.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 7:46  
  7:59 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Olli Maatta.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:08  
Giveaway by Conor Sheary. 8:23  
  8:25 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  8:29 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  8:31 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Alex Chiasson. 8:47  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 8:48  
  9:33 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:36 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  9:51 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:11  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:12  
  10:20 Brett Connolly hits Brian Dumoulin.
  10:28 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:29  
Shot by Dominik Simon misses the net 10:35  
  10:37 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
Dominik Simon hits Tom Wilson. 10:39  
Kris Letang hits Dmitry Orlov. 10:56  
  11:04 Tom Wilson hits Phil Kessel.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:19  
  11:49 Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:55  
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:06  
  12:07 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 12:58  
Sidney Crosby penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom. 12:59  
  12:59 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  13:14 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 13:15  
  13:25 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  13:42 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Tom Kuhnhackl blocks shot from John Carlson. 13:58  
Tom Kuhnhackl blocks shot from John Carlson. 14:04  
  14:29 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  14:54 Jakub Vrana scores a power play goal. Assisted by Lars Eller and Braden Holtby.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:54  
  15:05 Lars Eller hits Jamie Oleksiak.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:12  
  15:23 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  15:30 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Jamie Oleksiak hits Lars Eller. 15:37  
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 15:40  
  15:44 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Brett Connolly. 16:08  
  16:13 Takeaway by Michal Kempny.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:54  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 16:55  
  17:04 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby hits T.J. Oshie. 17:25  
  17:38 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 17:39  
  18:11 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:15 Alex Ovechkin hits Olli Maatta.
  18:34 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 18:37  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:05  
  19:06 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:38 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:55 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:58 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
2
Pittsburgh   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 0:07  
  0:14 T.J. Oshie hits Patric Hornqvist.
Takeaway by Patric Hornqvist. 0:28  
  1:01 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  2:04 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  2:08 Brett Connolly scores. Assisted by Lars Eller.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 2:08  
  2:15 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Carter Rowney.
Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:19  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:20  
Carter Rowney shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:25  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Brooks Orpik. 2:31  
  2:38 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
  2:59 Brooks Orpik hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  3:18 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:28 Chandler Stephenson hits Olli Maatta.
Patric Hornqvist hits T.J. Oshie. 3:36  
  3:44 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  3:49 Tom Wilson hits Justin Schultz.
  3:58 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  4:23 Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:26  
Patric Hornqvist hits T.J. Oshie. 4:36  
Jamie Oleksiak hits Chandler Stephenson. 4:43  
  4:48 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:56  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:24  
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 5:36  
  5:46 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  6:07 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Conor Sheary.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Lars Eller. 6:21  
  6:39 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Tom Kuhnhackl hits John Carlson. 7:04  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Jay Beagle. 7:10  
  7:21 John Carlson hits Carter Rowney.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:35  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 7:44  
Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:49  
  7:51 John Carlson blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist.
  7:56 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
  8:02 John Carlson hits Patric Hornqvist.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 8:15  
  8:27 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Olli Maatta hits Alex Chiasson. 8:57  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Alex Chiasson. 9:01  
  9:04 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
Bryan Rust hits Matt Niskanen. 9:25  
  9:35 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  9:39 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese.
  9:41 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 9:49  
  9:50 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  9:59 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Conor Sheary. 10:00  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Brooks Orpik. 10:03  
  10:09 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  10:15 Lars Eller blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:19  
  10:26 Brett Connolly blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  10:38 Brooks Orpik hits Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 10:40  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:56  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:58  
  10:59 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:09  
Patric Hornqvist hits Dmitry Orlov. 11:13  
Patric Hornqvist penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov. 11:14  
  11:14 Dmitry Orlov penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist.
  11:14 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  12:35 Christian Djoos hits Jake Guentzel.
Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Jake Guentzel. 13:04  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:04  
  13:25 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 13:37  
  13:51 Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:57  
Patric Hornqvist hits Matt Niskanen. 14:08  
Sidney Crosby hits Nicklas Backstrom. 14:17  
Jake Guentzel hits Dmitry Orlov. 14:27  
Jamie Oleksiak hits T.J. Oshie. 14:29  
  14:40 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
  14:47 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  14:57 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Tom Wilson. 14:59  
  15:05 Alex Ovechkin hits Kris Letang.
  15:10 Brooks Orpik hits Bryan Rust.
  15:17 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:43  
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:47  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 15:48  
  16:16 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
Carter Rowney blocks shot from John Carlson. 16:22  
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Michal Kempny. 16:45  
  16:53 John Carlson hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  17:01 Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
  17:06 John Carlson blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese.
  17:26 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 17:37  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:41  
Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net 17:47  
Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. 17:52  
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Chandler Stephenson. 18:17  
  18:21 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Jamie Oleksiak hits Chandler Stephenson. 18:42  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 18:48  
  19:05 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
  19:15 Giveaway by Michal Kempny.
  19:18 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
  19:23 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  19:25 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  19:42 Michal Kempny hits Derick Brassard.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:58  
3
Pittsburgh   Washington
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  0:21 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
  0:22 T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 0:28  
Giveaway by Olli Maatta. 0:47  
  0:57 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:29 John Carlson blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
  2:16 Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly.
  2:33 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 2:39  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Christian Djoos. 2:48  
Tom Kuhnhackl hits John Carlson. 3:05  
  3:42 Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 4:03  
  4:05 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  4:53 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:54 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  5:15 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:16 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 5:26  
Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:36  
  5:38 T.J. Oshie penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 5:38  
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 5:45  
  5:48 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
  5:56 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  5:57 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  6:23 Braden Holtby shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:35  
  7:43 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:49  
  8:12 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Riley Sheahan.
  8:16 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Tom Kuhnhackl.
  8:17 Tom Wilson hits Bryan Rust.
  8:37 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Tom Kuhnhackl.
  8:44 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:03  
  9:03 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  9:13 Alex Ovechkin hits Olli Maatta.
  9:15 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Riley Sheahan hits Dmitry Orlov. 9:28  
  10:00 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:01  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:12  
  10:28 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Zach Aston-Reese.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:35  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 10:36  
  10:44 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
  10:45 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 11:08  
  11:11 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jake Guentzel hits Chandler Stephenson. 11:15  
  11:21 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  11:27 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Kris Letang penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:37  
  11:37 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 11:54  
Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 12:33  
  13:05 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 13:29  
Derick Brassard penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:48  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 14:48  
  15:10 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  16:15 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  16:19 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang.
Zach Aston-Reese wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:19  
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 16:25  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:00  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:42  
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 17:48  
  17:51 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  18:00 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Patric Hornqvist penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Devante Smith-Pelly. 18:17  
  18:17 Devante Smith-Pelly penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 18:17  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 18:41  
  18:50 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
  19:00 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
  19:10 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:11 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Kris Letang blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 19:28  
Riley Sheahan hits Tom Wilson. 19:36  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Lars Eller. 19:52  
  19:53 Nicklas Backstrom scores on an empty net. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Lars Eller.
  19:53 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.